2024
Demonstrating service delivery models for effective initiation and retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A double randomized intervention study protocol
Chebet J, Akyoo W, Goymann H, Harling G, Barnhart D, Mosha I, Kamori D, Gandhi M, Mbunda T, Kipeleka J, Sando D, Spiegelman D, Mpembeni R, Bärnighausen T. Demonstrating service delivery models for effective initiation and retention on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A double randomized intervention study protocol. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0304077. PMID: 38935796, PMCID: PMC11210872, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale bar workersPre-exposure prophylaxisIntention-to-treatBar workersPrimary outcomeRisk of HIV infectionAdherence to PrEPRisk of HIV acquisitionImprove PrEP adherenceGerman Clinical Trials RegisterPublic sector clinicsService delivery modelsRandomized trial designHIV negative womenPrevent HIV infectionHIV infectionPrEP provisionClinical Trials RegisterHIV testingPrEP initiationHealth facilitiesPromote PrEPPrEP adherenceDelivery modelsReduce barriers
2020
Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for HIV transmission in female bar workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review
Dambach P, Mahenge B, Mashasi I, Muya A, Barnhart DA, Bärnighausen TW, Spiegelman D, Harling G. Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for HIV transmission in female bar workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 697. PMID: 32414352, PMCID: PMC7227324, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08838-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransactional sexSocio-demographic characteristicsFemale bar workersRisk factorsUnskilled womenSocial marginalizationSex workBar workersSaharan AfricaEconomic needsLow wagesHIV transmissionFinancial independenceSocietal levelHIV risk awarenessSex workersQualitative dataBar workSocial stigmatizationHIV prevention interventionsStructural interventionsLess considerationVulnerable populationsWorkersPeer pressure